Jayantilal Gada, who is presenting the re-release of the film, issued a statement saying: "We have requested cinemas to give us a four-week window. So, we are currently in talks with cinemas for a date in January.

"It's an old film. We don't want to rush to cinemas for a one-week window because this is not like a Chennai Express or any new film which gets a big opening."

The iconic film, which starred Bachchan and Dharmendra as Jai and Veeru, is being re-released in a digitally remastered 3D version.